Does endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage really have clinical impact?
Takeshi Ogura;Kazuhide Higuchi;Second Department of Internal Medicine;Osaka Medical College;Osaka 569-8686;Japan;

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Management of obstructed defecation
Vlasta Podzemny;Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori;Mario Pescatori;Coloproctology Unit;Parioli Clinic;00100 Rome;Italy;

..............page:1053-1060

Markers of acute rejection and graft acceptance in liver transplantation
Giacomo Germani;Kryssia Rodriguez-Castro;Francesco Paolo Russo;Marco Senzolo;Alberto Zanetto;Alberto Ferrarese;Patrizia Burra;Multivisceral Transplant Unit;Department of Surgery;Oncology and Gastroenterology;PaduaUniversity Hospital;35128 Padua;Italy;

..............page:1061-1068

Preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: What can be done?
Goran Hauser;Marko Milosevic;Davor Stimac;Enver Zerem;Predrag Jovanovi?;Ivana Blazevic;Department of Internal Medicine;Division of Gastroenterology;Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka;51000 Rijeka;Croatia;Department of Anaesthesiology;Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka;51000 Rijeka;Croatia;Department of Gastroenterology;University Clinical Center Tuzla;Trnovac bb;75000 Tuzla;Bosnia and Herzegovina;Center for Emergency Medicine;Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka;51000 Rijeka;Croatia;

..............page:1069-1080

Hyperhomocysteinemia as a potential contributor of colorectal cancer development in inflammatory bowel diseases: A review
Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli;Vickie E Baracos;Karen L Madsen;Department of Medicine;University of Alberta;Edmonton;Alberta T6G 2E1;Canada;Department of Oncology;University of Alberta;Cross Cancer Institute;Edmonton;Alberta T6G 2E1;Canada;

..............page:1081-1090

Benign esophageal lesions: Endoscopic and pathologic features
Shu-Jung Tsai;Ching-Chung Lin;Chen-Wang Chang;Chien-Yuan Hung;Tze-Yu Shieh;Horng-Yuan Wang;Shou-Chuan Shih;Ming-Jen Chen;Division of Gastroenterology;Department of Internal Medicine;Mackay Memorial Hospital;Department of Nursing;Nursing and Management Mackay Junior College of Medicine;Mackay Medical College;

..............page:1091-1098

Novel insights into the mechanisms whereby isoflavones protect against fatty liver disease
Long-Xin Qiu;Tong Chen;School of Life Sciences;Longyan University;Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology of Fujian Province;

..............page:1099-1107

Metabolic shift in liver: Correlation between perfusion temperature and hypoxia inducible factor-1α
Andrea Ferrigno;Laura Giuseppina Di Pasqua;Alberto Bianchi;Plinio Richelmi;Mariapia VairettiAndrea Ferrigno;Unit of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology;Department of Interna Medicine and Therapeutics;University of Pavia;Pavia 27100 Italy;

..............page:1108-1116

Effects of traditional Chinese herbal medicine San-HuangXie-Xin-Tang on gastrointestinal motility in mice
Min Woo Hwang;Tae Seok Ahn;Noo Ri Hong;Han-Sol Jeong;Myeong Ho Jung;Ki-Tae Ha;Byung Joo Kim;Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine;College of Korean Medicine;Kyung Hee University;Seoul 130-701;South Korea;School of Korean Medicine;Pusan National University;Yangsan 626-870;South Korea;

..............page:1117-1124

Weichang’an and 5-fluorouracil suppresses colorectal cancer in a mouse model
Li Tao;Jin-Kun Yang;Ying Gu;Xin Zhou;Ai-Guang Zhao;Jian Zheng;Ying-Jie Zhu;Department of Oncology;Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Department of Pharmacy;Longhua Hospital;Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;

..............page:1125-1139

Loss of stromal caveolin-1 expression in colorectal cancer predicts poor survival
Zhi Zhao;Fang-Hai Han;Shi-Bin Yang;Li-Xin Hua;Jian-Hai Wu;Wen-Hua Zhan;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery;the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University;

..............page:1140-1147

β-escin reverses multidrug resistance through inhibition of the GSK3β/β-catenin pathway in cholangiocarcinoma
Gui-Li Huang;Dong-Yan Shen;Cheng-Fu Cai;Qiu-Yan Zhang;Hong-Yue Ren;Qing-Xi Chen;State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology;Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems;School of Life Sciences;Xiamen University;Biobank;the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University;Department of Otorhinolaryngology;Head and Neck Surgery;the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University;

..............page:1148-1157

Factors associated with significant liver fibrosis assessed using transient elastography in general population
Seng Chan You;Kwang Joon Kim;Seung Up Kim;Beom Kyung Kim;Jun Yong Park;Do Young Kim;Sang Hoon Ahn;Won Jae Lee;Kwang-Hyub Han;Department of Internal Medicine;Yonsei University College of Medicine;Seoul 120-752;South Korea;Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism;Yonsei University College of Medicine;Seoul 120-752;South Korea;Institute of Gastroenterology;Yonsei University College of Medicine;Seoul 120-752;South Korea;Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center;Seoul 120-752;South Korea;Seoul Gookgwain School;Seoul 110-521;South Korea;

..............page:1158-1166

Long-term outcome and quality of life after transoral stapling for Zenker diverticulum
Luigi Bonavina;Alberto Aiolfi;Federica Scolari;Davide Bona;Andrea Lovece;Emanuele Asti;IRCCS Policlinico San Donato;Division of General Surgery;Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health;University of Milan;20097 Milano;Italy;

..............page:1167-1172

Improvement of diabetes and hypertension after gastrectomy: A nationwide cohort study
Eun Kyung Lee;So Young Kim;You Jin Lee;Mi Hyang Kwak;Hak Jin Kim;Il Ju Choi;Soo-Jeong Cho;Young Woo Kim;Jong Yeul Lee;Chan Gyoo Kim;Hong Man Yoon;Bang Wool Eom;Sun-Young Kong;Min Kyong Yoo;Jong Hyock Park;Keun Won Ryu;Department of Internal Medicine;National Cancer Center;Goyang 410-769;South Korea;College of Medicine/Graduate;School of Health Science;Business Convergence;Chungbuk National University;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea;Department of Surgery;National Cancer Center;Goyang 410-769;South Korea;Department of Laboratory Medicine;National Cancer Center;Goyang 410-769;South Korea;Department of Clinical Nutrition;National Cancer Center;Goyang 410-769;South Korea;

..............page:1173-1181

Optimizing perioperative Crohn’s disease management: Role of coordinated medical and surgical care
Jennifer L Bennett;Christina Y Ha;Jonathan E Efron;Susan L Gearhart;Mark G Lazarev;Elizabeth C Wick;Department of Surgery;The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;Baltimore;MD 21287;United States;Division of Gastroenterology;the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;Baltimore;MD 21287;United States;Division of Digestive Diseases;the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles;Los Angeles;CA 90095;United States;

..............page:1182-1188

Characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Christopher Leung;Sern Wei Yeoh;Desmond Patrick;Shara Ket;Kaye Marion;Paul Gow;Peter W Angus;Liver Transplant Unit;Austin Hospital;Heidelberg;Victoria 3084;Australia;Department of Medicine;The University of Melbourne;Austin Campus;Heidelberg;Victoria 3084;Australia;Statistics and Operations Research Group;School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences College of Science;Engineering and Health;RMIT University;Melbourne;Victoria 3000;Australia;

..............page:1189-1196

Inflammatory bowel disease in an underdeveloped region of Northeastern Brazil
José Miguel Luz Parente;Claudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy;Viriato Campelo;Mírian Perpétua Palha Dias Parente;Leonardo Araújo Costa;Renata Mendes da Silva;Celso Stephan;José Murilo Robilotta Zeitune;Center for Health Sciences;Federal University of Piaui;Teresina;Piauí 64049-550;Brazil;Department of Surgery;School of Medical Sciences;State University of Campinas;Campinas;S?o Paulo 13083-970;Brazil;Center of Health Sciences;State University of Piaui;Teresina;Piauí 64001-280;Brazil;Federal University of Piaui;Teresina;Piauí 64049-550;Brazil;Department of Public Health;School of Medical Sciences;State University of Campinas;Campinas;S?o Paulo 13083-970;Brazil;Department of Internal Medicine;School of Medical Sciences;State University of Campinas;Campinas;S?o Paulo 13083-970;Brazil;

..............page:1197-1206

Optimal duration of the early and late recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy
Yusuke Yamamoto;Hisashi Ikoma;Ryo Morimura;Hirotaka Konishi;Yasutoshi Murayama;Shuhei Komatsu;Atsushi Shiozaki;Yoshiaki Kuriu;Takeshi Kubota;Masayoshi Nakanishi;Daisuke Ichikawa;Hitoshi Fujiwara;Kazuma Okamoto;Chouhei Sakakura;Toshiya Ochiai;Eigo Otsuji;Division of Digestive Surgery;Department of Surgery;Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine;Kyoto 6028566;Japan;Department of Surgery;North Medical Center;Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine;Kyoto 6028566;Japan;

..............page:1207-1215

Preoperative CA 125 is significant indicator of curative resection in gastric cancer patients
Dae Hoon Kim;Hyo Yung Yun;Dong Hee Ryu;Hye-Suk Han;Joung-Ho Han;Soon Man Yoon;Sei Jin Youn;Department of Surgery;Chungbuk National University College of Medicine;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea;Internal Medicine;Chungbuk National University College of Medicine;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea;

..............page:1216-1221

Survival in gastric cancer in relation to postoperative adjuvant therapy and determinants
Sevgi Ozden;Zerrin Ozgen;Hazan Ozyurt;Cengiz Gemici;Gokhan Yaprak;Huseyin Tepetam;Alpaslan Mayadagli;Radiation Oncology;Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital;34890Istanbul;Turkey;Faculty of Medicine;Bezmialem Vakif University;34093 Istanbul;Turkey;

..............page:1222-1233

Hospital type- and volume-outcome relationships in esophageal cancer patients receiving non-surgical treatments
Po-Kuei Hsu;Hui-Shan Chen;Bing-Yen Wang;Shiao-Chi Wu;Chao-Yu Liu;Chih-Hsun Shih;Chia-Chuan Liu;Division of Chest Surgery;Department of Surgery;Taipei Veterans General Hospital;School of Medicine;National Yang-Ming University;Institute of Health and Welfare Policy;National Yang-Ming University;Division of Thoracic Surgery;Department of Surgery;Changhua Christian Hospital;Division of Thoracic Surgery;Department of Surgery;Far Eastern Memorial Hospital;Division of Thoracic Surgery;Department of Surgery;Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center;

..............page:1234-1242

Prognostic implications of estrogen receptor 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor A expression in primary gallbladder carcinoma
Ling-Qiang Zhang;Xin-Sen Xu;Yong Wan;Si-Dong Song;Rui-Tao Wang;Wei Chen;Zhi-Xin Wang;Hu-Lin Chang;Ji-Chao Wei;Ya-Feng Dong;Chang Liu;Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery;the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College;Xi’an Jiaotong University;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology;University of Kansas School of Medicine;KS 66160;United States;

..............page:1243-1250

Colectomy is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in ulcerative colitis
Gilaad G Kaplan;Allen Lim;Cynthia H Seow;Gordon W Moran;Subrata Ghosh;Yvette Leung;Jennifer Debruyn;Geoffrey C Nguyen;James Hubbard;Remo Panaccione;Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic;University of Calgary;Calgary AB T2N 4N1;Canada;Division of Gastroenterology;University of Calgary;Calgary AB T2N 4N1;Canada;Departments of Medicine;University of Calgary;Calgary AB T2N 4N1;Canada;Community Health Sciences;University of Calgary;Calgary AB T2N 4N1;Canada;Paediatrics;University of Calgary;Calgary AB T2N 4N1;Canada;Mount Sinai Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease;University of Toronto;Toronto ON M5S;Canada;Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences;Toronto ON M5S;Canada;

..............page:1251-1260

Post-partum reactivation of chronic hepatitis B virus infection among hepatitis B e-antigen-negative women
Ioannis Elefsiniotis;Elena Vezali;Dimitrios Vrachatis;Sofia Hatzianastasiou;Stefanos Pappas;George Farmakidis;Georgia Vrioni;Athanasios Tsakris;University Department of Internal Medicine-Hepatology Unit;Maternal and Perinatal Hospital "Elena Venizelou";11521 Athens;Greece;Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology;Maternal and Perinatal Hospital "Elena Venizelou";11521 Athens;Greece;Department of Microbiology;Medical School;University of Athens;15771 Athens;Greece;

..............page:1261-1267

Diagnosis of early gastric cancer using narrow band imaging and acetic acid
Ken Matsuo;Hidetoshi Takedatsu;Michita Mukasa;Hiroaki Sumie;Hikaru Yoshida;Yasutomo Watanabe;Jun Akiba;Keita Nakahara;Osamu Tsuruta;Takuji Torimura;Division of Gastroenterology;Department of Medicine;Kurume University School of Medicine;Fukuoka 830-0011;Japan;Department of Pathology;Kurume University School of Medicine;Fukuoka 830-0011;Japan;

..............page:1268-1274

Prognostic value of KRAS and BRAF mutations in curatively resected colorectal cancer
Shigenori Kadowaki;Miho Kakuta;Shuhei Takahashi;Akemi Takahashi;Yoshiko Arai;Yoji Nishimura;Toshimasa Yatsuoka;Akira Ooki;Kensei Yamaguchi;Keitaro Matsuo;Kei Muro;Kiwamu Akagi;Division of Gastroenterology;Saitama Cancer Center;Saitama 362-0806;Japan;Department of Clinical Oncology;Aichi Cancer Center Hospital;Aichi 464-8681;Japan;Division of Molecular Diagnosis and Cancer Prevention;Saitama Cancer Center;Saitama 362-0806;Japan;Division of Gastroenterological Surgery;Saitama Cancer Center;Saitama 362-0806;Japan;Department of Preventive Medicine;Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences;Fukuoka 812-8582;Japan;

..............page:1275-1283

Vitamin D status and viral response to therapy in hepatitis C infected children
Azza A Eltayeb;Madleen Adel A Abdou;Amal M Abdel-aal;Mostafa H Othman;Children University Hospital;Assiut University;71515 Assiut;Egypt;Assiut University Hospital;71515 Assiut;Egypt;Department of Radiology;Assiut University hospital;71515 Assiut;Egypt;

..............page:1284-1291

Impact of discontinuing non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs on long-term recurrence in colonic diverticular bleeding
Naoyoshi Nagata;Ryota Niikura;Tomonori Aoki;Takuro Shimbo;Katsunori Sekine;Hidetaka Okubo;Kazuhiro Watanabe;Toshiyuki Sakurai;Chizu Yokoi;Junichi Akiyama;Mikio Yanase;Masashi Mizokami;Naomi Uemura;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;National Center for Global Health and Medicine;Tokyo 162-8655;Japan;Department of Clinical Research and Informatics;National Center for Global Health and Medicine;Tokyo 162-8655;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;National Center for Global Health and Medicine;Kohnodai Hospital;Chiba 272-8516;Japan;

..............page:1292-1298

Impact of enteral nutrition on energy metabolism in patients with Crohn’s disease
Jie Zhao;Jian-Ning Dong;Jian-Feng Gong;Hong-Gang Wang;Yi Li;Liang Zhang;Lu-Gen Zuo;Yun Feng;Li-Li Gu;Ning Li;Jie-Shou Li;Wei-Ming Zhu;Department of General Surgery;Jinling Hospital;Medical School of Nanjing University;

..............page:1299-1304

Accuracy of urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori infection: Meta-analysis
Mazen Ferwana;Imad Abdulmajeed;Ali Alhajiahmed;Wedad Madani;Belal Firwana;Rim Hasan;Osama Altayar;Paul J Limburg;Mohammad Hassan Murad;Bandar Knawy;National and Gulf Center for Evidence-Based Health Practice;King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences;Riyadh 11426;Saudi Arabia;Department of Medicine;University of Missouri Columbia;Missouri;MO 65211;United States;Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit;Mayo Clinic;Rochester;MN 65212;United States;Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit;Mayo Clinic;Rochester;MN 55905;United States;Department of Internal Medicine;Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburg;PA 55905;United States;Division of Gastroenterology;Mayo Clinic;Rochester;MN 55905;United States;Division of Preventive Medicine;Mayo Clinic;Rochester;MN 55905;United States;

..............page:1305-1314

Clinical characteristics of incidental or unsuspected gallbladder cancers diagnosed during or after cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kui Sun Choi;Sae Byeol Choi;Pyoungjae Park;Wan Bae Kim;Sang Yong Choi;Department of Surgery;Korea University College of Medicine;Seoul 152-703;South Korea;

..............page:1315-1323

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: The first attempt in treatment of rectal amyloidoma
Richa Sharma;Virgilio V George;Department of General Surgery;School of Medicine;Indiana University;Indianapolis;IN 46202;United States;

..............page:1324-1328

Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of gastrointestinal tract: Report of two cases
Simona Gurzu;Zoltan Kadar;Tivadar Bara;Tivadar Jr. Bara;Adrian Tamasi;Leonard Azamfirei;Ioan Jung;Department of Pathology;University of Medicine and Pharmacy;540139 Tirgu Mures;Romania;Department of Surgery University of Medicine and Pharmacy;540139 Tirgu Mures Romania;Intensive Care Unit;University of Medicine and Pharmacy;540139 Tirgu Mures;Romania;

..............page:1329-1333

Isolated intrapancreatic Ig G4-related sclerosing cholangitis
Takahiro Nakazawa;Yushi Ikeda;Yoshiaki Kawaguchi;Hirohisa Kitagawa;Hiroki Takada;Yutaka Takeda;Isamu Makino;Naohiko Makino;Itaru Naitoh;Atsushi Tanaka;Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism;Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences;Nagoya 467-8601;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine;Yamagata 990-9585;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Tokai University School of Medicine;Kanagawa 259-1153;Japan;Gastroenterologic Surgery;Division of Cancer Medicine;Graduate School of Medical Science;Kanazawa University;Kanazawa 920-8640;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Kasugai Municipal Hospital;Kasugai 486-8510;Japan;Department of Surgery;Kansai Rosai Hospital;Osaka 660-8511;Japan;Department of Medicine;Teikyo University School of Medicine;Tokyo 173-8606;Japan;

..............page:1334-1343

Pulmonary embolism after arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: An autopsy case report
Keiichi Hatamaru;Shunjiro Azuma;Takuji Akamatsu;Takeshi Seta;Shunji Urai;Yoshito Uenoyama;Yukitaka Yamashita;Kazuo Ono;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Japan Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center;Wakayama 640-8558;Japan;Department of Pathology;Japan Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center;Wakayama 640-8558;Japan;

..............page:1344-1348

Coincidence between malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor arising in the gastric serosa and lung adenocarcinoma
Sohsuke Yamada;Atsunori Nabeshima;Hirotsugu Noguchi;Aya Nawata;Hisae Nishii;Xin Guo;Ke-Yong Wang;Masanori Hisaoka;Toshiyuki Nakayama;Department of Pathology and Cell Biology;School of Medicine;University of Occupational and Environmental Health;Kitakyushu 807-8555;Japan;Department of Urology;School of Medicine;University of Occupational and Environmental Health;Kitakyushu807-8555;Japan;Bio-information Research Center;School of Medicine;University of Occupational and Environmental Health;Kitakyushu 807-8555;Japan;Department of Pathology and Oncology;School of Medicine;University of Occupational and Environ-mental Health;Kitakyushu 807-8555;Japan;

..............page:1349-1356

Pancreatic carcinosarcoma: First literature report on computed tomography imaging
Hong-Yuan Shi;Jing Xie;Fei Miao;Department of Radiology;Shanghai Ruijin Hospital;Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Me-dicine;Department of Pathology;Shanghai Ruijin Hospital;Shanghai Jiaotong University;

..............page:1357-1361

Unusual case of digestive hemorrhage: Celiac axis-portal vein arteriovenous fistula
Yi-Ren Liu;Bin Huang;Ding Yuan;Zhou-Peng Wu;Ji-Chun Zhao;Department of vascular surgery;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;

..............page:1362-1364

Partial embolization as re-treatment of hypersplenism after unsuccessful splenic artery ligation
Zheng-Ju Xu;Lian-Qiu Zheng;Xing-Nan Pan;Clinical Liver Center;180~ Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army;

..............page:1365-1370